lately ihave been starting to eat more veggies. i always wondered why atkins limited it to 3 cups. they really aren't that high carb. i've been doing two cups, densely packed for lunch, and starting to do 2 cups for dinner. or somewhere around there. i have no clue how i'm supposed to measure two cups of long green beens so i grab a handful and call it a cup. and it's not that i want to cut calories, it's that i'm wondering if i need to. atkins says not to even count them, but everyone else seems to be calorie-obsessed. i think i'm just going to continue going by the book as i have so far. it's gone well for me so far and i haven't been counting calories or protein. but i'm increasing veggies sounds like something i will do. i'm used to eating a lot of veggies and fruit, so being able to have only 3 cups a day is difficult. i'm probably going over that anyway, due to the measuring thing i mentioned. thanks for your input.